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Paintball 2: The Game => Paintball 2 Discussion => Topic started by: edeholland on November 25, 2007, 11:31:33 AM

Title: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: edeholland on November 25, 2007, 11:31:33 AM
Who prefers carbines over automags? I do, because of these reasons:
- the balls shot by a carbine have a much larger velocity and thus accuracy.
- an automag gets overheated before you know it (this applies only to certain games, of course).
- the same goes for the balls, which run out in an instant, so to say.
- I like leaving the mags for my teammates who prefer them 8).
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: bleach on November 25, 2007, 11:42:29 AM
Weapon-- Rate of Fire-- Ball Speed --Accuracy
 PGP-- 1.0 (61 balls/min) --1.08 --decent
 Trracer --2.4 (147 balls/min)-- 1.10 
 Stringray --3.4 (208 balls/min) --0.95 
 VM-68 --4.00 (245 balls/min)-- 0.90 
 Spyder SE --4.6 (277 balls/min)-- 0.94 
 Carbine-- 5.1 (306 balls/min)-- 1.10 
 Autococker-- 5.4 (329 balls/min) --1.08-- best
 Automag --6.2 (375 balls/min) --0.90

and no Carbine doesn't out beat Automag!!!
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: lekky on November 25, 2007, 12:23:20 PM
Are you talking about real life, or in the game?

In real life idc, in game i prefer carbine because its dark, sleek and sexy and turns me on.
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: Olbaid on November 25, 2007, 12:34:06 PM
Yes.
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: {appy Hamper on November 25, 2007, 12:35:58 PM
I usually prefer the carbine, but that's because I usually play on larger maps where I need more accuracy at long range.  Automags are hard to beat on small maps though.  (I didn't realize the carbine accuracy was higher than the autococker.)
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: edeholland on November 25, 2007, 12:39:16 PM
Are you talking about real life, or in the game?

In real life idc, in game i prefer carbine because its dark, sleek and sexy and turns me on.

The digital version of course, or I would be posting at the wrong website.

Edit: And didn't I tell you I am 12? :o :o :o
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: KiLo on November 25, 2007, 12:52:13 PM
Any gun is decent for this game. I play with pretty much whatever gun I can pick up first.
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: Edgecrusher on November 25, 2007, 01:00:18 PM
Yeah, Kilo is a.k.a. TrracerBoy
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: Fullmetal_Steeb on November 25, 2007, 02:50:57 PM
Who prefers carbines over automags? I do, because of these reasons:
...
- an automag gets overheated before you know it (this applies only to certain games, of course).

Pball guns get frozen, not overheated. If co2 got hotter as you shot it, there would be no problem with it in winter games. :)
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: DaRkNeSS on November 26, 2007, 12:31:58 AM
Yeah Fullmetal I like it when people say they overheat.  Anyways..

Carbine > Automag in just about every situation.

I'm sure most of the good players will agree too.
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: KiLo on November 26, 2007, 06:09:02 AM
The PGP outranks the rest of the guns in this game by far. ;D
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: y00tz on November 26, 2007, 07:43:33 AM
I'm sure most of the good players will agree too.

And y00tz too...
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: edeholland on November 26, 2007, 07:46:22 AM
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Paintball guns get frozen, not overheated
Hmm...that's quite logical, actually. I don't know from where I got that stupid overheating-idea, but it's also my lack of thought.

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The PGP outranks the rest of the guns in the game by far

It's my favourite gun. My accuracy with it is nearer 100% than 0% ;D.
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: sk89q on November 26, 2007, 12:15:32 PM
The Automag is something I do not touch. It does not look sexy, it does not sound sexy, and its accuracy is not sexy.
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: y00tz on November 26, 2007, 12:24:06 PM
sk89q is all about sex appeal...
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: Edgecrusher on November 26, 2007, 12:52:10 PM
To bad he's not sexy :D
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: sk89q on November 26, 2007, 01:08:56 PM
Pfft. You've never seen me :P
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: marth on November 26, 2007, 01:23:01 PM
 Carbine-- 5.1 (306 balls/min)-- 1.10 
 Automag --6.2 (375 balls/min) --0.90
More of a long distance vs short distance, no?
Carbine could be used when the enemies far (and by snipers). While the Automag could be used in close quarters (and by sprayers). Or it could just be personal preference.
as for pgp, thats the best AND the worst gun, depending on whos using it o.O
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: Eiii on November 26, 2007, 03:14:19 PM
The accuracies of all the guns are close enough that it doesn't really make a difference. What DOES make a difference is the barrel you have. Huge difference.
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: Edgecrusher on November 26, 2007, 04:45:31 PM
Pfft. You've never seen me :P

Nor do I want to :D

<3
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: Apocalypse on November 26, 2007, 06:00:02 PM
Carbine is, I hate how  the automag balls slant down like crazy, hate shooting at people even from medium range just doesn't work. The carbine on the other hand is a bit slower, 10x more accurate, easy to shoot on target at medium range and fairly good at long range and looks a hell of a lot better than the automag.
So overall carbine is far > automag.
Edit: Edited this for you marth
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: lekky on November 26, 2007, 07:23:49 PM
its lighter too so you can jump faster
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: marth on November 26, 2007, 10:39:14 PM
Carbine hate the automag balls slant down like crazy hate shooting at people even from medium range just doesn't work carbine on the other hand a bit slower 10x more accurate easy to shoot on target medium range and fairly good at long range looks a hell of a lot better than the automag.
So overall carbine is far > automag.
Please, do us all a favor and use a little thing called a comma. -.-
its lighter too so you can jump faster
Guns have weight in dp? I thought the accuracy, ball speed, and balls per second were the only differences.  *shrugs* what else is there? :P (seriously, im curious now :P)
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: nightryder on November 26, 2007, 10:46:18 PM
carbine is a little smaller so your less likely to get hit, opposed to the automag and autococker
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: {appy Hamper on November 27, 2007, 12:10:54 PM
carbine is a little smaller so your less likely to get hit, opposed to the automag and autococker

...yeah, and the mag is shiny and less camouflaged than the carbine.
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: Fullmetal_Steeb on November 27, 2007, 03:54:29 PM
don't you have the same gun model no matter what?
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: edeholland on November 28, 2007, 12:26:06 AM
don't you have the same gun model no matter what?

I think so. The default gun looks somewhat like a Trracer/Stingray/Carbine.
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: JiGSaW on November 28, 2007, 12:40:56 AM
yes
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: y00tz on November 28, 2007, 01:04:02 AM
It's a carbine.  There's no other vweps
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: Fullmetal_Steeb on November 28, 2007, 06:27:07 PM
yeah, so what is nightryder talking about? if its the same model, theres not a difference in how likely you are to get hit...
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: {appy Hamper on November 28, 2007, 08:06:42 PM
pretty sure we just explained the joke.  unless he was actually serious (I wasn't), which I sincerely hope he was joking.
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: lekky on November 28, 2007, 08:14:45 PM
Well I actually do jump faster with the carbine than cocker. Lighter and more streamlined, the cocker seriously weighs you down, and when you land you made a louder "thump" with it.
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: jitspoe on November 29, 2007, 02:51:29 PM
I dunno, I think the automag looks sexier than the carbine:

http://exit3.i-55.com/~phenchy/automag.jpg

http://davespaintball.com/images/carb.gif

Just needs to be remodeled.
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: Edgecrusher on November 29, 2007, 06:26:27 PM
Way sexier.
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: abnormal on November 03, 2008, 08:18:27 AM
I dunno, I think the automag looks sexier than the carbine:

http://exit3.i-55.com/~phenchy/automag.jpg

http://davespaintball.com/images/carb.gif

Just needs to be remodeled.

Yeah, on these pics it looks really better than carbine, but I like carbine more in the game :P.
Title: Re: Is a carbine better than an automag?
Post by: y00tz on November 03, 2008, 12:35:40 PM
Please don't revive nearly one year old threads for pointless comments.